Application of Soil Physics in Environmental Analyses Measuring, Modelling and Data Integration

The challenge of assessing soil physical quality is discussed from the simplest to the most complex indicators. Part 4 -  Sensors and monitoring in soil physics centers the discussion on equipment and sampling techniques for monitoring soil physical parameters. Technological advances are addressed,...

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Other Authors: Teixeira, Wenceslau Geraldes (Editor), Ceddia, Marcos Bacis (Editor), Ottoni, Marta Vasconcelos (Editor), Donnagema, Guilheme Kangussu (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Progress in Soil Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 - Integrating data in soil physics
  • Knowledge chains, linking cutting-edge research on flow phenomena in soils with tacit knowledge from field research
  • Part 2 – Data analysis in soil physics and pedotransfers functions
  • State-Space Analysis in Soil Physics
  • Spatial relationships between soil water content and hydraulic conductivity in a highly structured clay soils
  • State-space approach to understand Soil-Plant-Atmosphere relationships
  • Pedotransfer functions for Brazilian soils
  • Part 3 –  Different approaches for the characterization of soil physical quality indicators
  • An Algorithm for Mapping the Spatial Variability of Soil Physical Quality
  • A Preliminary Proposal for the Structural Classification Of Soil Pore Space
  • Indicators of soil physical quality: from simplicity to complexity
  • Monitoring soil water in irrigated soils of the Brazilian semi-arid region: an opportunity to improve water use
  • Sensor Network Data Assimilation in Soil Water Flow Modeling
  • NewPerspectives for the Application of High-Resolution Benchtop X-Ray MicroCT for Quantifying Void, Solid and Liquid Phases in Soils
  • Unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivity in the Central Amazon: field evaluations
  • Soil Moisture and Soil Water Storage using Hydrological Modeling and Remote Sensing
  • Part 5 - Creating databases and models applied to soil physics
  • The Use of Numerical Flow and Transport Models in Environmental Analyses
  • The Use of Multicomponent Solute Transport Models in Environmental Analyses
  • Water availability to plants
  • Experiences and challenges in developing European Soil hydrological Databases
  • A Hydrophysical Database to develop Pedotransfer Functions for Brazilian Soils: Challenges and Perspectives